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Well, if you were a criminal you may want to avoid mixing the two so you can pay for your defense in case you need to.

• jlgreco 13y ago
  Would careful accounting actually help in practice? I don't imagine they would be all to impressed with your careful bookkeeping.
  • jtbigwoo 13y ago
    Criminals often employ people to keep their "legitimate" earnings separate from their criminal earnings. Whitey Bulger had lawyers and accountants working for decades to shuttle money into real estate and mundane businesses so he could keep it out of the government's hands. In Bulger's case, the government is trying to seize the money now that he's been caught and convicted, but it's not yet a sure thing that they'll get it.
    • fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
      So, the more sophisticated a criminal enterprise, the more likely that the defendant(s) will have a fair chance to defend themselves!